MISSIONARY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word missionary. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MISSIONARY
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| apostle | nounn | |||||||
noun • any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people • an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform • (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel | ||||||||
| cleric | nounn | |||||||
noun • a clergyman or other person in religious orders | ||||||||
| envoy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador • someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else • a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry | ||||||||
| evangelist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a preacher of the Christian gospel • (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John | ||||||||
| messenger | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who carries a message | ||||||||
| minister | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person authorized to conduct religious worship • a person appointed to a high office in the government • a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador • the job of a head of a government department verb • attend to the wants and needs of others • work as a minister | ||||||||
| preacher | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel | ||||||||
| proselytizer | nounn | |||||||
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| missional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or connected to a religious mission | ||||||||
| missioner | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country | ||||||||
